The Exponential Festival

The Exponential Festival A 501c3 January performance festival for NYC-based artists. http://theexponentialfestival.org

Have questions about the Exponential applications? Please join co-director Bailey Williams here on Instagram Live on Fri...
03/19/2026

Have questions about the Exponential applications? Please join co-director Bailey Williams here on Instagram Live on Friday, March 20 at 4 PM ET. She will be going over the application and fielding questions, comments, and concerns (within reason).
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Image Credit: ¿¡¡simon negs≈≈>:(:{{** (work-in-progress) by Miranda Brown & Noa Rui-Piin Weiss
at JACK by photographer Jose Miranda. Featured L to R: Noa Rui-Piin Weiss & Miranda Brown.

The Exponential Festival will return for its 12th season in 2027. ​We are accepting applications from performing artists...
03/18/2026

The Exponential Festival will return for its 12th season in 2027.
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We are accepting applications from performing artists and theatre-makers whose work pushes boundaries, crosses corners, and can be considered experimental, multi-disciplinary, or just plain weird. Whether you are an early-career artist looking to premiere a brand new piece, or a veteran radically reinterpreting your process, we want to hear from you!
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Please note that Exponential does not accept applications from artists not based in NYC and we do not remount fully realized pieces. While Exponential does not have a distinct aesthetic mission, we are looking for wild, swing-for-the-fences work that thrives in the context of Bushwick warehouses, living rooms under a bridge, theatre-garages, and standing room only clubs in deep January.

Where else can you find a drag puppet musical about monsters? Or an immersive nonverbal mushroom experience? Or a potluck play about utopias, real and imagined?
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For Exponential 2027, we are presenting between 15 - 20 shows.
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All performances will take place in January 2027 in Brooklyn venues and online on our YouTube channel.
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This application will close on April 1 at 11:59pm ET or when 200 applications have been received.

THE SIXTH and FINAL WEEK of the 11th Exponential Festival is here! 🎉⁠ Join us for:⁠• Fashion by Amanda Horowitz at Life ...
02/02/2026

THE SIXTH and FINAL WEEK of the 11th Exponential Festival is here! 🎉⁠ Join us for:
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• Fashion by Amanda Horowitz at Life World

• I want to hold onto something beautiful and empty by Hillary Gao at The Brick

• SalOn! (RETRO / GRADE) curated by Matthew Antoci & Jillian Jetton​​​​​ at Mercury Store
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Snag your tickets & we’ll see you there!

THE SIXTH and FINAL WEEK of the 11th Exponential Festival is here! 🎉⁠ Join us for:⁠• Fashion by Amanda Horowitz at Life ...
02/02/2026

THE SIXTH and FINAL WEEK of the 11th Exponential Festival is here! 🎉⁠ Join us for:
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• Fashion by Amanda Horowitz at Life World

• I want to hold onto something beautiful and empty by Hillary Gao at The Brick

• SalOn! (RETRO / GRADE) curated by Matthew Antoci & Jillian Jetton​​​​​ at Mercury Store
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Snag your tickets & we’ll see you there!

THE FIFTH WEEK of the 11th Exponential Festival is here! 🎉⁠ Join us for:⁠• down&out vol. 2: crisis! by Ife Olujobi & Gar...
01/26/2026

THE FIFTH WEEK of the 11th Exponential Festival is here! 🎉⁠ Join us for:
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• down&out vol. 2: crisis! by Ife Olujobi & Garrett Allen at Brooklyn Art Haus

• MOMMA! by Akane Little at Brick Aux

• Fashion by Amanda Horowitz at Life World

• I want to hold onto something beautiful and empty by Hillary Gao at The Brick

• BODYCOUNT by Maleek Rae & amani meliyah at JACK

• Time Passes by The Goat Exchange at Target Margin’s The Doxsee Theater

Due to popular demand (and the storm ❄️), the following performances have been added to this week’s schedule:

• Tuesday, January 27 at 7:30pm BODYCOUNT by Maleek Rae & amani meliyah at JACK

• Friday, January 30 at 4pm Time Passes by The Goat Exchange at Target Margin’s The Doxsee Theater
​*** Relaxed Performance. This performance will be modified slightly to make the experience accessible for audience members with sensory differences.

• Sunday, February 1 at 3pm Fashion by Amanda Horowitz at Life World
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Snag your tickets & we’ll see you there!

Snow update!
01/25/2026

Snow update!

THE FOURTH WEEK of the 11th Exponential Festival is here! 🎉⁠ Join us for:⁠• FAGGOTICA by Aeon Andreas at Brooklyn Art Ha...
01/19/2026

THE FOURTH WEEK of the 11th Exponential Festival is here! 🎉⁠ Join us for:
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• FAGGOTICA by Aeon Andreas at Brooklyn Art Haus

• Godbird by Nurit Chinn at The Brick

• RUIN by Alex Rodabaugh at Open Arts Studio

• PANICMOM by Lianne Elsouki at Brick Aux

• Time Signatures by Noah Latty at Brooklyn Art Haus

• BODYCOUNT by Maleek Rae & amani meliyah at JACK

• Creature/Comfort by Mann & Materials at Life World

• TRAD by Hannah Mitchell at Loading Dock

• Time Passes by The Goat Exchange at Target Margin’s The Doxsee Theater

Due to popular demand, the following performances have been added to this week’s schedule:

• Thursday, January 22 at 8pm Time Passes by The Goat Exchange at Target Margin’s The Doxsee Theater

• Sunday, January 25 at 2pm Godbird by Nurit Chinn at The Brick

• Sunday, January 25 at 6pm Time Passes by The Goat Exchange at Target Margin’s The Doxsee Theater
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Snag your tickets & we’ll see you there!

THE THIRD WEEK of the 11th Exponential Festival is here! 🎉⁠ Join us for:⁠• Time Signatures by Noah Latty at Brooklyn Art...
01/12/2026

THE THIRD WEEK of the 11th Exponential Festival is here! 🎉⁠ Join us for:
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• Time Signatures by Noah Latty at Brooklyn Art Haus

• PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT with Little Lord at Target Margin’s Upstairs Studio

• FAGGOTICA by Aeon Andreas at Brooklyn Art Haus

• my utopias by Jay Stull at Loading Dock

• Split Bill: Maria Camia’s Maria Reads a Book: Higher Eyes on Aricama + Miranda Brown and Noa Rui-Piin Weiss’ ¿¡¡simon negs≈≈>:(:{{** at JACK

• Split Bill: Derek Smith’s Letters from Tyra + Isa Spector’s Real Estate at The Brick

• i’m going to take my pants off now by Ann Marie Dorr at Life World

Due to popular demand, the following performances have been added to this week’s schedule:

• Friday, January 16 at 8pm Maria Camia’s Maria Reads a Book: Higher Eyes on Aricama livestream on YouTube

• Saturday, January 17 at 2pm my utopias by Jay Stull at Loading Dock

• Saturday, January 17 at 3pm PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT with Little Lord at Target Margin’s Upstairs Studio

• Sunday, January 18 at 6pm Split Bill: Derek Smith’s Letters from Tyra + Isa Spector’s Real Estate at The Brick
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Snag your tickets & we’ll see you there!

THE THIRD WEEK of the 11th Exponential Festival is here! 🎉⁠ Join us for:⁠• Split Bill: Derek Smith’s Letters from Tyra +...
01/12/2026

THE THIRD WEEK of the 11th Exponential Festival is here! 🎉⁠ Join us for:
⁠
• Split Bill: Derek Smith’s Letters from Tyra + Isa Spector’s Real Estate at The Brick

• Time Signatures by Noah Latty at Brooklyn Art Haus

• PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT with Little Lord at Target Margin’s Upstairs Studio

• FAGGOTICA by Aeon Andreas at Brooklyn Art Haus

• my utopias by Jay Stull at Loading Dock

• Split Bill: Maria Camia’s Maria Reads a Book: Higher Eyes on Aricama + Miranda Brown and Noa Rui-Piin Weiss’ ¿¡¡simon negs≈≈>:(:{{** at JACK

• i’m going to take my pants off now by Ann Marie Dorr at Life World

Due to popular demand, the following 🆕 performances have been added to this week’s schedule:

• Friday, January 16 at 8pm Maria Camia’s Maria Reads a Book: Higher Eyes on Aricama livestream on YouTube

• Saturday, January 17 at 2pm my utopias by Jay Stull at Loading Dock

• Saturday, January 17 at 3pm PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT with Little Lord at Target Margin’s Upstairs Studio

• Sunday, January 18 at 6pm Split Bill: Derek Smith’s Letters from Tyra + Isa Spector’s Real Estate at The Brick
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Snag your tickets & we’ll see you there!

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